Did you get a chance to look at the scope traces? I've secured a rather large 3 phase generator and power unit and will be hooking it up over the next few days for further testing.
John On 5/13/2012 11:07 PM, Dave wrote: >>> Do you know what the blue orb is on top of the commutating reactor is? > I don't know. I could not find your exact part number for that reactor.. I > got very close but not exact. > > Dave > > > > On 5/12/2012 8:25 AM, John Thornton wrote: >> I did replace all the caps in the infeed a while back... >> >> so my first test is to bypass the commutating reactor and see what that >> does. >> >> next rent a generator which will tell me if my phase converter is >> driving the simodrive 611 nuts or not. >> >> I do have another siemens drive but not a 611 on my Hardinge CHNC and it >> does not complain at all about running from my phase converter... I'm >> off to see if there is a reactor in that baby. >> >> I'll keep on the look out for a 3 phase generator... no natural gas >> here, we are lucky to have electricity lol. >> >> Do you know what the blue orb is on top of the commutating reactor is? >> >> John >> >> On 5/12/2012 6:59 AM, Dave wrote: >> >>> Those are really good drives.. I wouldn't remove them. If your infeed >>> is bad you should be able to get it repaired or find a replacement. >>> >>> If you still have problems I'd try it with a good generator and see if >>> your phase converter isn't driving the system nuts. >>> >>> The rental places around here rent trailer mounted units. >>> >>> Mid-sized older generators often go for not much money. >>> >>> I bought a natural gas driven 55 KW generator for $500 in very good >>> shape which is not much more than its scrap value. >>> It also runs off propane with a vaporizor added. >>> If you have natural gas, it might be something to consider. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On 5/12/2012 7:28 AM, John Thornton wrote: >>> >>>> I was looking at it yesterday and the infeed module (power supply) is >>>> tightly integrated with the spindle and axis modules with a flat data >>>> cable as well as a bunch of cables to the DX32 control. It would be a >>>> complete refit I believe to lose the infeed module from the system... >>>> but I might be wrong. >>>> >>>> The infeed module is on the left of the stack >>>> >>>> http://imagebin.org/212102 >>>> >>>> Is there any detailed info on building a 600vdc power supply anywhere? >>>> That along with Linuxcnc might be the long run solution. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> On 5/11/2012 7:24 PM, andy pugh wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 12 May 2012 01:18, Dave<e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> It sounds like the reactor is interacting with the capacitors on your >>>>>> phase converter (resonating). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Now that's an interesting idea. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Not having the reactor in the system may cause a lot of extra current >>>>>> through the capacitors on your phase converter. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I think the idea of making a single-phase DC bus supply and losing the >>>>> phase convertor had a lot of positives. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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